Clinical O’Brien propels Charleville into decider

IT WAS a memorable afternoon for Charleville yesterday as they qualified for their first ever Munster JHC club final. They will face Limerick champions Cappamore after eventually wearing down Tipperary’s Rockwell Rovers who were in contention up to the three-quarter mark.

However, a two-goal burst from the 14-man hosts decided the outcome, and boss TJ Crowley is already counting down the hours to travelling up the road for the provincial decider.

“It is brilliant to be in the final. We never thought at the start of the year that we would be facing into a Munster final in December but we are looking forward to it now. Fair play to Rockwell Rovers, they made us work hard. We needed a goal and we were fortunate enough when it came. Only for it, it would have been a very tight finish. The sending off gave us a bit of enthusiasm to get off our backsides. We had to up our game. The score line was a bit flattering in the end.”